Former head coach of the Moscow “Dynamo” Sergey Silkin has shared his thoughts about the future of striker “Sochi” Alexander Kokorin, whose rights belong to Zenit St Petersburg.

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“At Kokorina highest potential. Even while playing in Sochi, he proved that he is a good striker. When I worked with him, he was a young kid, and now it is an established footballer with his vision of the situation. No one knows what will be the continuation of a career. In the Russian championship Kokorin will enhance any club, and in Europe… There are a few other football” — quoted by Silkin RIA Novosti.

Sochi winter rented Kokorin at Zenit until the end of the season. Ten of the matches in the South of the team’s 29-year-old forward scored seven goals and made three assists. His current contract with Zenit expires at the end of the season.

Earlier, the former head coach of “Sochi” Alexander Tochilin expressed the opinion that Kokorin will remain in the RPL, if it is important football.